Unmasking the Heiress by Sisi Yea

Chapter 612

"You know I'm your best friend, and now I've gone and fallen for..."

Roslyn trailed off, too shy to finish, but she was sure Evangeline would get it.

"What's so bad about having a crush? And honestly, I've always thought you're too awesome to just hand off to anyone. If it's Uncle Yale... I guess that's not too bad."

Yale was all about his job, and she could not even begin to imagine what a relationship with him would look like.

"You really think that?"

A glimmer of hope shone in Roslyn's eyes, but it was quickly clouded by sadness. Yale had turned her down before, saying the age difference and Evangeline being in the mix was too much. How could they ever work? However, Evie seemed to be saying she was fine with them as a couple. So, Yale's reasons were just excuses to push her away.

"Evie, don't stress about me and Yale. You've got your own thing-taking care of the new Foster family addition!"

Roslyn tried to sound nonchalant. "As for us... we'll just see where things go."

after months of silence, Roslyn had let go of the fairy-tale future she had

could walk it with him in her heart. That would not have been so bad, would it? Roslyn's eyes were a storm of emotions, but all Evangeline

torture of a crush that was all shades of confusion. A confession was bound to happen, and that

figured she knew why Yale would say no. It was

to go for it. Plus, I

her lower belly, silencing her. A wave of cold sweat washed over her

she swayed and crashed to

going on until she saw Evangeline on the ground,

inside her

"Evie, what's happening?"

"My... stomach..."

in a breath through gritted teeth, barely squeezing

storm, and all of a

could not move from the pain. Suddenly, a burning heat rushed from her lower body, her world spun, and darkness

voice pierced